At Fortune Brainstorm: Tech, Company Showcases Latest Innovation
Combining Touch Feedback and Remote Awareness for Laptops, Tablets and
Ultra-Portable Devices
Tomorrow at Fortune Brainstorm: Tech, Immersion Corporation
(NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading developer and licensor of touch
feedback technology, will demonstrate a first-of-its kind concept
that applies haptic
technology to personal computer applications to offer immersive,
touch feedback-enabled experiences in next-generation laptop, tablet and
ultra-portable computers. Immersion is one of a select few companies
chosen to discuss new innovations at the annual event which convenes the
world's top technology and media thinkers, doers, entrepreneurs,
innovators, and visionaries.
In these devices, Immersion’s TouchSense® technology combined
with remote awareness enables multi-modal (sight, sound and touch) user
experiences in productivity, web and collaborative applications and
multi-player games. On stage at Fortune Brainstorm: Tech the company
will demonstrate a game prototype integrating graphics, sound and
haptics for a unique immersive experience in which two players volley a
pinball between two networked tablet computers. In this prototype,
players can feel the action of the ball in play through high-fidelity haptic
feedback while touching the screen and holding the computer, even
when the ball is in play on the other computer – whether they are across
the room or around the world.
“The sense of touch is fundamental to the future of user experience in
digital devices, and our demonstration is another milestone in that
evolution,” said Clent Richardson, chief executive officer of Immersion.
“Simply put, without haptics, touchscreen devices simply will not
realize their full potential. From mobile phones to gaming devices, and
now with much-anticipated laptops and other portables moving quickly to
touchscreens, our haptic technology provides richer, more engaging and
fulfilling experiences.”
The upcoming release of touch-enabled Windows 7 is further evidence that
touch-based interfaces are rapidly becoming pervasive. Immersion is well
established as the leading provider of programmable haptics;
its TouchSense technology has already shipped in over 70 million mobile
phones worldwide. The patent-pending technology demonstrated is
first-of-its-kind and currently under development at Immersion and is
expected to soon be available to licensees.
Immersion is the only company currently to bring together the full
ecosystem necessary to deliver an exceptional multi-modal user
experience in this form factor.
